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THE  EDUCATOR 


A  CONDENSED  STATEMENT 


DEPARTMENT  OF  EDUCATION 


African  Methodist  Episcopal  Church 


WITH  ONE  HUNDRED  ILLUSTRATIONS 


J.  R.  HAWKINS 


Commissioner  and  General  Supervisor  of  Schools 
KITTRELL.  NORTH  CAROLINA 


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BISHOP    COPPIN,    PRESIDENT   EDUCATIONAL    BOARD. 


THE  EDUCATOR 


A  CONDENSED  STATEMENT 


DEPARTMENT  OF  EDUCATION 


African  Methodist  Episcopal  Church 


WITH  ONE   HUNDRED   ILLUSTRATIONS 


BY 

J.  R.  HAWKINS 

Commissioner  and  General  Supervisor  of  Schools 
K1TTRELL,  NORTH  CAROLINA 


Preface. 

Prompted  by  the  desire  to  enlighten  the  public  as  to  the 
work  of  the  A.  M.  E.  Church,  in  the  maintenance  and  de- 
velopment of  its  several  schools  and  colleges,  and  too,  to  en- 
courage our  faithful  and  loyal  members  in  their  contribu- 
tions for  education,  the  author  has  devoted  considerable  time 
and  work  in  the  effort  to  collect  the  within  data  and  informa- 
tion. 

While  it  is  in  no  way  satisfactory  as  coming  up  to  the  ideal 
planned  for  this  purpose,  it  is  issued  with  the  hope  that  it 
will  serve  to  tell  to  the  world  something  of  the  work  done 
by  the  Negro  in  the  spirit  of  self-help ;  and  bring  to  him  due 
credit  and  recognition  as  an  important  factor  in  the  world's 
civilization. 

This  work  of  our  Educational  department  is  cheerfully 
dedicated  to  millions  of  aspiring  Negro  youths  as  the  offerings 
of  faithful  mothers  and  fathers,  noble  heroes  and  charitable 
friends,  who  have  given  of  their  best  for  the  uplift  of  man- 
kind. 

The  Author. 


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General   Information. 

The  A.  M.  E.  Church  is  committed  to  the  cause  of  educa- 
tion, and  the  special  interest  paid  to  this  part  of  its  church 
work  has  brought  it  prominently  before  the  enlightened 
world. 

The  first  direct  effort  towards  the  establishment  of  schools 
dates  from  September  21,  1844,  when  the  Ohio  Conference 
of  the  A.  M.  E.  Church  appointed  a  committee  to  select  a  seat 
for  a  seminary  of  learning  on  the  "Manual  labor  plan"  and 
projected  what  was  then  called  Union  Seminary,  which  was 
later  merged  into  Wilberforce  University,  Wilberforce,  Ohio, 
our  oldest  and  leading  institution. 

In  1876  the  General  Conference  appointed  the  Rev.  J.  C. 
Embry,  D.D.,  (afterwards  Bishop),  the  first  Commissioner 
and  General  Agent  to  look  after  the  special  work  of  schools — 
his  successor  being  Rev.  B.  F.  Watson,  D.D.,  now  Secretary 
of  the  Church  Extension  Department. 

In  1884,  the  General  Conference  created  the  Department 
of  Education  and  established  Endowment  Day  (the  third 
Sunday  in  September)  and  elected  Rev.  W.  D.  Johnson, 
D.D.,  General  Secretary  of  Education. 

Dr.  Johnson  was  twice  re-elected;  holding  the  position 
till  May,  1896,  when  the  present  incumbent  was  elected  as 
his  successor. 

The  department  has  grown  to  be  one  of  the  most  important 
and  systematic  branches  of  the  Church  work— with  an  or- 
ganization extending  over  all  the  states  and  territories  of 
the  Union,  Africa,  and  the  Island  of  Hayti,  San  Domingo, 
Bermuda  and  Bahama. 

Schools, 

Erom  1884  to  1896  the  plan  of  operation  was  such  as  to 
encourage  the  establishing  of  schools  very  generally  in  dif- 
ferent Presiding  Elder  Districts,  especially  throughout  the 
south.    Under  this  plan  forty-one  schools  were  established  up 

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to  May,  1896 — as  shown  by  report  submitted  at  the  General 
Conference  in  Wilmington,  N".  C.  One  of  the  first  features 
under  the  present  incumbent  was  to  move  for  a  consolida- 
tion of  schools  and  concentration  of  effort  on  a  less  number 
in  order  to  make  them  better  institutions.  This  idea  found 
favor  throughout  the  connection  and  has  been  crystalized  into 
action  evidenced  by  the  latest  report  which  showed  but  17 
institutions  classified  so  as  to  cover  work  done  in  Primary, 
Graded  School,  Industrial,  Normal,  Scientific,  Collegiate, 
and  University  courses. 

Plan  of  Operation. 

Up  to  1900,  the  work  of  our  schools  was  managed  in  such 
way  as  to  practically  localize  each  school  without  any  concert 
of  action  or  special  dependence  on  the  Department  as  such. 
To  remedy  this  the  General  Secretary  submitted  to  the 
General  Conference  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  a  plan  by  which 
the  Department  was  practically  re-organized. 

Under  this  re-organization  the  connectional  field  was  di- 
vided into  Educational  Districts,  arranged  so  as  to  coincide 
with  the  Episcopal  Districts,  except  the  First,  which  em- 
braces the  Eirst,  Third  and  Fourth  Episcopal  Districts. 

Wilberforce  University  standing  as  the  representative 
school  of  the  Eirst,  Third  and  part  of  the  Fourth  Episcopal 
Districts;  the  exception  being  in  the  State  of  Kentucky, 
where  we  have  Wayman  Institute  at  Harrodsburg,  Ky. 

Each  Educational  District  has  its  own  school  or  schools 
dependent  upon  it  for  connectional  aid  through  Endowment 
or  Educational  Day  collections  and  appropriations  from  the 
General  Eund  as  follows: 

First  and  Third  Districts. 

Wilberforce  University,  Wilberforce,  Ohio — Payne  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  Wilberforce,  Ohio. — Departments — Theo- 
logical, College,  Scientific,  Normal,  Industrial,  Musical, 
Military  and  Business. 


Department  of  Education.  7 

Second  District. 

Kittrell  College,  Kittrell,  N.  C. — Departments — Theolo- 
gical, College,  Normal,  Industrial,  Musical  and  Business. 

Fourth  District. 

Wayman  Institute,  Harrodsburg,  Ky. — Courses — College, 
Preparatory,   Normal,   English,   Music,   Domestic  Economy. 

Fifth  District. 

Western  University,  Quindaro,  Kansas. — Departments — - 
Theological,  College,  Normal,  Musical  and  Industrial. 

Sixth  District. 

Morris  Brown  College,  Atlanta,  Ga. — Departments — 
Theological,  College,  Scientific,  Normal,  Musical,  Industrial 
and  Nurse  Training. 

Payne\  High  School,  Cuthbert,  Ga. — Courses — Normal, 
College  Preparatory,  Grammar  School  and  Primary. 

Seventh  District. 

Allen  University,  Columbia,  S.  C. — Departments — Col- 
lege, Theological,  Normal  and  Musical. 

Flegler  High  School,  Marion,  S.  C. — Courses — Grammar 
School  and  Primary. 

Payne  University,  Selma,  Ala. — Departments — Theologi- 
cal (Correspondence  Course)  College,  Normal,  Musical  and 
Grammar  School. 

Eighth  District. 

Campbell  College,  Jackson,  Miss. — Departments — Col- 
lege, Normal,  Grammar  School  and  Musical. 

Delhi  Institute,  Delhi,  La. — Courses — Grammar  School 
and  Primary. 

Ninth  District. 

Shorter  College,  Argenta,  Ark. — Departments — Theologi- 
cal, College,  Normal,  Musical  and  Industrial. 


8  The  Educator — Condensed  Statement. 

Turner  Normal  and  Industrial  Institute,  Shelby ville, 
Tenn. — Courses — Normal,  Grammar  School  and  Primary. 

Tenth  District. 

Paul  Quinn  College,  Waco,  Texas. — Departments — The- 
ological, College,  Normal,  Musical  and  Industrial. 

Eleventh  District. 

Edward  Waters  College,  Jacksonville,  Fla. — Departments- 
— Theological,    Normal,    College,    Musical    and    Grammar 
School. 

Twelfth  District. 

Mission  Schools  in  Hayti  and  Barbadoes. 

Thirteenth  District. 

Shaffer  Industrial  School,  Sierra  Leone  West  Africa. 

Special  Training  for  the  Ministry. 

Aside  from  the  regular  work  done  in  the  above-named 
schools  special  provision  is  made  for  the  training  of  our  min- 
istry by  establishing  regular  Seminary  Courses  at  Payne 
Theological  Seminary,  Wilberforce,  Ohio;  Kittrell  College, 
Kittrell,  N.  C. ;  Allen  University,  Columbia,  S.  C. ;  Morris 
Brown  College,  Atlanta,  Ga. ;  Paul  Quinn  College,  Waco, 
Texas;  Shorter  College,  Argenta,  Ark.,  with  courses  in 
Theology  at  Western  University,  Quindaro,  Kan. ;  Campbell 
College,  Jackson,  Miss. ;  Payne  University,  Selma,  Ala.  At 
three  of  these,  Kittrell,  Morris  Brown  and  Shorter,  the  work 
is  done  in  connection  with  the  John  C.  Martin  Divinity 
Course,  supported  by  special  appropriations  from  the  special 
fund  provided  by  Mr.  John  C.  Martin,  of  New  York  City. 


Department  of  Education.  9 

Historical   Outlines. 

That  the  work  of  our  schools  may  be  better  understood  and 
their  value  properly  appreciated,  the  following  pages  are  de- 
voted towards  giving  a  condensed  statement  of  the  history 
and  work  of  each  institution,  beginning  with  Wilberforce, 
our  oldest,  and  following  the  order  of  our  Episcopal  and  also 
Educational  Districts. 

The  accompanying  illustrations  do  not  do  full  justice  to 
the  schools,  but  these  are  all  we  have  been  able  to  secure  in 
time  for  this  first- edition. 


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Department  of  Education.  11 

Wilberforce   University,  Wilberforce,  Ohio. 

Every  enterprise  has  many  beginnings  whose  absolute  date 
and  character  are  indeterminable.  One  of  the  apparent 
movements  that  stand  in  organic  relation  to  Wilberforce  Uni- 
versity is  dated  September  21,  1844,  when  a  committee  was 
appointed  in  the  Ohio  Conference  of  the  A.  M.  E.  Church  to 
selct  a  site  for  a  seminary  of  learning  on  the  "manual  labor 
plan."  One  hundred  and  seventy-two  acres,  twelve  miles 
west  of  Columbus,  were  purchased,  and  Union  Seminary 
was  projected. 

On  September  28,  1853,  the  Cincinnati  Conference  of  the 
M.  E.  Church  selected  a  committee,  which  recommended  "the 
establishment  of  a  literary  institution  of  high  order  for  the 
education  of  colored  people  generally'7;  and  in  May,  1856, 
"Tawawa  Springs,"  a  beautiful  summer  resort  in  Greene 
County,  Ohio,  was  purchased,  and  Wilberforce  University 
had  location.  By  concurrent  action,  the  M.  E.  and  the  A. 
M.  E.  Conferences  of  Ohio  entered  into  co-operation  for  the 
success  of  the  University.  It  was  incorporated  August  30, 
1856,  and  a  board  of  twenty-four  trustees  selected,  including 
Governor  Salmon  P.  Chase,  President  E.  S.  Kust,  Ashland 
Keith,  of  the  colored  Baptist  denomination,  and  Bishop  D.  A. 
Payne;  and  the  broad  principle  adopted  that  there  shall  never 
be  any  distinction  among  the  trustees,  faculty,  or  students, 
on  account  of  race  or  color. 

The  University  began  its  work  in  October,  1856,  under 
Rev.  M.  P.  Gaddis,  as  principal.  He  was  succeeded  by  Prof. 
James  K.  Parker,  and  he,  by  Dr.  Richard  S.  Rust,  the  first 
president.  During  the  first  epoch,  which  terminated  with  the 
Civil  War,  the  number  of  students,  largely  the  children  of 
southern  planters,  varied  from  seventy  to  a  hundred.  Re- 
vivals were  experienced,  and  commendable  progress  made  in 
literary  culture.  The  war  closed  the  school,  and  the  M.  E. 
Church  withdrew  from  the  field. 


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ARNETT    HALL,   WILBERFORCE   UNIVERSITY. 


O'NEIL    HALL,    WILBERFORCE    UNIVERSITY. 


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GALLOWAY    HALL,    WILBERFORCE   UNIVERSITY. 


CARNEGIE   HALL,   WILBERFORCE   UNIVERSITY. 


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On  March  10,  1863,  Bishop  D.  A.  Payne  purchased  the 
property  for  $10,000,  and  associated  with  himself  Rev.  James 
A.  Shorter  (afterwards  Bishop)  and  Prof.  John  G.  Mitchell, 
in  the  re-organization  of  the  University,  Bishop  Payne  be- 
coming President. 

The  Union  Seminary  property  was  sold,  and  proceeds,  fac- 
ulty and  pupils  merged  into  the  larger  enterprise.  On  the 
day  that  Lincoln  was  assassinated,  the  main  building  was 
burned,  and  the  growing  work  checked.  But  the  heroic 
founder  and  his  associates  redoubled  their  efforts.  Congress 
in  1870  appropriated  $25,000;  Chief  Justice  Salmon  P. 
Chase  bequeathed  $10,000 ;  the  Charles  Avery  estate  added 
$10,000,  and  the  American  Unitarian  Association  gave  for 
lectures  $6,000.  During  this  administration  $92,875  was 
raised,  and  the  registration  of  students  reached  1,553,  an 
average  of  113. 

For  thirteen  years  Bishop  Payne  presided  over  the  affairs 
of  the  University.  He  called  to  his  aid  such  instructors  as 
Dr.  Wm.  Kent,  of  England ;  Prof.  T.  E.  Suliot,  of  Edinburg, 
Scotland;  Dr.  J.  G.  Mitchell,  of  Oberlin;  Prof.  W.  B.  Adams, 
of  Amherst;  Prof.  B.  K.  Sampson,  of  Oberlin,  and  Prof.  J. 
P.  Shorter,  of  Wilberforce,  Ohio.  Among  the  ladies  who 
rendered  valuable  service  were  Miss  Esther  T.  Maltby  and 
Miss  Sarah  Jane  Woodson,  of  Oberlin ;  Mrs.  Alice  M.  Adams, 
of  Holyoke,  and  Miss  Mary  McBride,  of  Oswego. 

Erom  under  Bishop  Payne's  hands  went  out  26  graduates, 
including  Dr.  J.  T.  Jenifer,  Dr.  T.  H.  Jackson,  Prof.  J.  P. 
Shorter,  Bishop  B.  E.  Lee,  Dr.  J.  W.  Beckett,  President  S. 
T.  Mitchell,  Miss  Hallie  Q.  Brown,  Hon.  C.  L.  Maxwell,  the 
Misses  Copeland,  and  others  of  large  acquirements  and  wide 
influence,  known  over  the  continent.  In  the  under-graduate 
column  were  Bishop  Cain,  Bishop  Salter,  Dr.  William  Hun- 
ter, Poet  A.  A.  Whitman,  and  others.  President  Payne  left 
his  impression  on  every  line  of  development.  He  organized 
the  Church  of  the  Holy  Trinity,  the  Society  of  Inquiry  on 


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Missions,  and  the  Women's  College  Aid  Society,  and  secured 
a  Ward  museum  worth  $2,000. 

Rev.  B.  F.  Lee,  now  Bishop,  succeeded  to  the  presidency 
in  1876.  In  all  the  elements  of  moral,  mental  and  physical 
ability,  of  devotion  to  a  great  enterprise,  of  personal  sacrifice, 
of  tireless  industry,  of  uprightness  of  character,  of  accurate 
judgment,  he  was  a  worthy  successor  to  a  great  founder.  In 
1887,  Prof.  Scarborough,  a  graduate  of  Oberlin  College, 
was  appointed  to  the  Chair  of  Latin  and  Greek ;  and  Mrs.  S. 
C.  Bierce  (now  Scarborough)  of  the  Oswego  Normal  School, 
was  called  to  the  principalship  of  the  Normal  Department, 
which  was  rapidly  developed  under  her  management  She 
was  also  instructor  of  Natural  Sciences,  and  instituted  the 
movement  which  resulted  in  obtaining  the  present  Museum, 
for  which  Bishop  Payne  secured  the  funds.  Through  the 
Missionary  Department  of  the  church,  the  island  of  Hayti 
was  brought  into  close  relations,  and  five  of  her  sons  entered 
upon  various  courses  of  study. 

President  Lee  continued  at  the  head  of  affairs  eight  years, 
registering  1,179  students,  an  average  of  147,  and  graduating 
41.     There  was  raised  during  the  period  $79,202.80. 

This  administration  gave  to  the  world  a  brilliant  galaxy  of 
cultured  young  men  and  women,  for  the  pulpit,  for  the  school 
room,  and  for  general  service.  All  through  these  years  re- 
vivals occurred  with  the  return  of  every  session,  and  hundreds 
of  young  men  and  young  women  learned  life's  noblest  lesson 
of  consecrated  purpose  to  the  cause  of  God  and  mankind. 

In  1884,  President  Lee  accepted  the  editorial  chair  of  the 
Christian  Recorder,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  from  which  he  arose 
to  the  highest  station  in  his  church — the  bishopric. 

His  successor  was  Prof.  S.  T.  Mitchell,  of  the  class  of  '73. 
During  his  administration  the 'University  continued  a  steady 
growth;  2,924  students  registered,  an  average  of  209.  The 
year  1896  showed  the  highest  enrollment,  334.  On  April  5, 
1898,  the  Legislature  of  Ohio,  by  a  unanimous  vote  in  both 
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Houses,  placed  at  the  credit  of  the  Endowment  Fund  of  the 
University,  the  Randolph  Fund  of  $6,643. 

On  March  19,  1887,  the  Legislature  passed  a  law  estab- 
lishing the  "Normal  and  Industrial  Department."  It  is 
supported  entirely  by  the  State,  and  over  it  the  State  exer- 
cises controlling  power.  It  is  placed  on  the  same  financial 
basis  as  the  other  State  educational  institutions,  receiving  a 
levy  of  one-hundredth  of  a  mill  on  the  grand  tax  duplicate, 
about  $17,800  per  annum.  No  higher  endorsement  of  a 
colored  institution  can  be  found  in  the  United  States.  Prof. 
J.  P.  Shorter  is  the  Superintendent. 

There  is  only  one  colored  institution  that  has  a  United 
States  Military  Department.  On  January  9,  1894,  Presi- 
dent Cleveland  detailed  Lieut.  John  H.  Alexander  to  organ- 
ize and  instruct  in  such  a  department  at  Wilberforce. 

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the  appointment  of  Lieutenant  Charles  Young,  the  only  re- 
maining commissioned  colored  officer  in  the  United  States 
Army.  Lieutenant  Young  rendered  excellent  service  in  the 
University,  not  only  in  a  military  capacity,  but  also  in  giving 
gratuitous  instruction  in  French  and  Trigonometry.  The 
present  incumbent  of  this  department  being  First  Lieutenant 
B.  O.  Davis. 

Prof.  S.  T.  Mitchell  was  succeeded  in  the  Presidency  by 
Rev.  J.  H.  Jones,  D.D.,  the  present  incumbent,  under  whom 
the  institution  has  made  rapid  growth  with  an  enrollment  of 
442  pupils  and  twenty-eight  officers  and  teachers.  In  June, 
1906,  the  University  celebrated  its  Fiftieth  Anniversary  or 
Golden  Jubilee,  which  proved  to  be  an  occasion  of  great  in- 
terest and  profit.  Aside  from  the  renewed  inspiration  and 
impetus  given  the  work,  it  was  the  occasion  of  liberal  offer- 
ings on  the  part  of  interested  friends  and  sympathizers 
throughout  the  connection,  nearly  $5,000  being  raised  dur- 
ing the  Jubilee  Celebration. 

This,  too,  was  the  occasion  for  the  dedication  of  Galloway 
Hall,  a  large  stone  and  brick  building  erected  by  the  State  of 
Ohio  at  a  cost  of  over  $60,000,  and  too  the  Carnegie  Library, 
generously  donated  by  Mr.  Andrew  Carnegie  at  a  cost  of 
about  $1,835.00. 

At  the  last  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  the  Secre- 
tary's report  showed  that  the  University  has  assets,  includ- 
ing Endowment  and  Trust  Fund  to  the  amount  of  $222,- 
759.13. 

The  attendance  is  drawn  from  thirty  States  or  more,  aside 
from  Canada,  Africa,  West  Indies,  Mexico  and  Jamaica  and 
South  America.  In  inter-collegiate  oratorical  contests,  Wil- 
berforce  has  won  twice  in  Ohio — the  only  times  entered — and 
furnishing  the  only  colored  contestants.  She  received  a 
medal  for  her  exhibit  at  New  Orleans,  a  diploma  in  Paris, 
and  a  medal  and  diploma  at  the  World's  Fair  at  Chicago. 

President  Wm.  McKinley  and  Frederick  Douglass  are  on 
the  list  of  her  honorary  Alumni. 


Department  of  Education.  21 

Payne  Theological   Seminary,   Wilberforce,   Ohio. 

The  organization  of  Payne  Theological  Seminary  was 
brought  about  by  the  efforts  of  Bishop  Benjamin  W.  Arnett, 
who  interested  in  the  effort  the  Rev.  John  G.  Mitchell  and 
his  wife,  Fannie  A.  He  secured  the  option  of  their  place, 
and  then  presented  the  plan  to  Rev.  Jas.  A.  Handy,  Prof. 
J.  P.  Shorter,  Bishop  W.  J.  Gaines,  Bishop  B.  F.  Lee  and 
Bishop  A.  Grant,  who  approved  and  gave  their  hearty  co-op- 
eration. Authority  was  secured  from  the  Board  of  Trustees, 
as  follows : 

The  Board  of  Trustees  of  Wilberforce  University,  at  its 
session,  June,  1890,  on  motion  of  Bishop  A.  Grant,  made 
Bishop  B.  W.  Arnett  chairman  of  a  committee  to  consider  the 
propriety  and  feasibility  of  establishing  a  Theological  Semi- 
nary at  Wilberforce,  to  be  a  part  of  it,  but  to  be  controlled  by 
a  peculiar  arrangement,  so  that  it  would  be  made  more  effi- 
cient than  at  that  time.  The  following  is  the  committee  as 
completed. 

Bishop  B.  W.  Arnett,  D.D Wilberforce,  O. 

Bishop  W.  J.  Gaines,  D.D .  .Atlanta,  Ga. 

Bishop  A.  Grant,  D.D San  Antonio,  Texas. 

Rev.  J.  A.  Handy,  D.D Washington,  D.  C. 

Rev.  B.  F.  Lee,  D.D.,  LL.D Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Rev.  T.  H.  Jackson,  D.D Wilberforce,  O. 

Prof.  J.  P.  Shorter,  A.M.,  LL.D.  .  .Wilberforce,  O. 

The  subject  of  how  to  improve  the  facilities  of  the  Theolog- 
ical Department,  and  how  to  get  more  persons  to  attend,  and 
thereby  increase  the  power  of  the  pulpit,  were  considered 
carefully  and  prayerfully.  The  growing  demands  of  the 
church,  the  imperative  requirements  and  demands  of  the  age 
for  trained  and  tried  men  to  be  the  moral  and  spiritual  lead- 
ers, were  weighed  by  the  committee,  who  came  to  the  unani- 
mous conclusion  that  unless  the  church  put  forth  some  organ- 


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Department  of  Education.  23 


REV.    GEO.   F.    WOODSON,   DEAN    PAYNE   THEOLOGICAL    SEMINARY. 

ized  effort  to  perpetuate  an  intelligent  ministry,  it  would 
have  to  go  to  the  rear  of  the  procession  of  progress,  and 
eventually  lose  its  place  as  the  leader  of  the  advanced  guard 
of  race  redeemers.  It  was  apparent  to  the  committee  that  the 
magnitude  of  the  work  of  the  church,  and  complexity  of  the 
organization — that  those  who  were  to  control  and  manage  it 
must  be  trained  in  the  doctrine,  laws,  customs  and  history  of 
the  church  from  its  organization  to  the  present,  so  that  they 
may  see  its  possibilities,  and  comprehend  the  work  to  be  done 
in  the  future. 


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Department  of  Education.  25 

The  plan  of  the  committee  was  presented  to  the  Trustee 
Board  at  its  session  June  18,  1891,  and  after  some  modifica- 
tions, was  unanimously  adopted.  The  name  chosen  was 

The  Payne  Theological  Seminary  of  Wilberforce. 

This  name  was  given  in  honor  of  Bishop  Daniel  Alexander 
Payne  the  senior  Bishop  of  the  A.  M.  E.  Church,  who  was 
born  February  24,  1811,  in  Charleston,  S.  C,  and  who  from 
early  childhood  had  been  engaged  in  the  work  of  mind  and 
soul  training.  He  was  the  pioneer  educator  in  the  Southland 
before  the  war.  He  was  driven  away  from  his  home  May 
15,  1835,  and  found  a  home  in  the  North,  and  there  he  took 
the  place  of  a  leader  of  the  leaders,  and  stood  for  more  than 
fifty  years  without  an  equal  or  superior  in  the  work  of  race 
redemption.  He  lived  to  see  a  wonderful  change  in  the  work 
of  education.  When  the  work  began,  there  were  but  few 
true  and  tried  friends.  Now  many  leaders  inside  and  out- 
side of  the  church  are  all  champions  of  the  cause  of  Christian 
education. 

Bishop  Payne  was  the  first  Dean  of  the  Seminary,  his  suc- 
cessor being  Dr.  G.  Mitchell,  one  of  the  founders  of  Wilber- 
force University.  After  Dr.  Mitchell's  death,  Bishop  Tan- 
ner held  the  position  of  Dean  for  a  short  while,  being  suc- 
ceeded by  Rev.  Geo.  F.  Woodson. 

The  Seminary  has  held  a  steady  and  substantial  growth 
from  year  to  year,  having  reached  an  enrollment  of  as  many 
as  45  students,  many  coming  as  scholarship  students  from 
several  Conferences. 

Over  one  hundred  young  men  have  been  graduated  from 
the  Seminary  and  joined  the  rank  of  the  active  ministry  in 
doing  service  for  the  Master  in  trying  to  uplift  mankind. 

The  present  status  of  the  seminary  shows  it  to  be  in  a  bet- 
ter condition  than  at  any  time  in  its  history,  the  present 
Dean  being  Rev.  Geo.  F.  Woodson,  D.D.,  who  is  ably  as- 
sisted by  Rev.  A.  W.  Thomas,  S.  T.  B.,  a  graduate  of  Boston 
School  of  Theology. 


26  The  Educator — Condensed  Statement. 


REV.  R.  H.  W.  LEAK,  D.D.,  FOUNDER  OF  KITTRELL  COLLEGE. 


Department  of  Education.  27 


Kittrell  College,  Kittrell,   N.   C. 

This  school  was  founded  by  the  African  Methodist  Episco- 
pal Church,  and  began  its  first  session  at  Kittrell,  1ST.  C, 
February  7,  1886,  and  was  incorporated  by  the  Legislature 
of  North  Carolina,  March  7,  1887. 

Touching  the  history  of  Kittrell  College  it  is  related  that 
several  years  previous  to  the  purchase  of  the  property  at  Kit- 
trell, Miss  Louisa  Dorr,  a  faithful  teacher  from  the  North, 
conducted  a  Bible  Training  Class  in  connection  with  her 
school  work  in  the  city  of  Kaleigh. 

Several  of  the  young  men  became  enthusiastic  over  the 
studies  and  started  the  talk  for  better  facilities.  The  matter 
was  taken  to  the  North  Carolina  Conference  of  the  A.  M.  E. 
Church,  and  at  once  assumed  definite  shape,  resulting  in  the 
proposition  to  establish  a  school  in  the  State  and  the  selection 
of  the  site  at  Kittrell,  N.  C. 

The  leading  spirit  in  the  organization  of  the  school  was 
Eev.  E.  H.  W.  Leak,  D.D.,  associated  by  such  men  as  Eev. 
Geo.  D.  Jimmerson,  Eev.  J.  W.  Telfair,  Eev.  J.  E.  C.  Ear- 
ham,  Eev.  Geo.  Hunter,  Eev.  W.  D.  Cook,  Eev.  W.  H.  Giles, 
Eev.  P.  E.  Giles,  Eev.  Henry  Eppes,  Eev.  Cornelius  Samp- 
son, Eev.  W.  H.  Bishop,  Eev.  E.  Lucas  and  Eev.  J.  G.  Fry, 
who  under  the  Episcopal  supervision  of  Bishop  W.  E.  Dick- 
erson,  contracted  for  the  property. 

In  1885  the  North  Carolina  Conference  passed  resolutions 
authorizing  the  establishment  of  a  Normal  and  Industrial 
School  and  appointed  a  committee  to  select  a  suitable  site.  In 
the  selection  of  Kittrell  the  committee  secured  one  of  the 
most  desirable  localities  in  North  Carolina.  The  place  se- 
lected was  formerly  known  as  the  "Kittrell  Springs"  prop- 
erty, and  for  several  years  has  been  one  of  the  most  popular 
winter  resorts  of  the  South.  The  climate  is  mild  and  salu- 
brious.    The  physical  features  of  this  section  are  grand  and 


28  The  Educator — Condensed  Statement. 

imposing  in  aspect,  its  topography  is  conducive  to  excellent 
drainage,  and  is,  therefore,  promotive  of  a  high  degree  of 
healthfulness. 

The  first  session  began  February  7,  1886,  with  three  teach- 
ers, Prof.  B.  B.  Goines,  Principal;  Mrs.  M.  A.  Goines, 
Matron,  and  Prof.  John  K.  Hawkins,  Business  Manager. 

The  school  work  improved  from  year  to  year,  growing  in 
prestige  and  patronage  until  it  was  thoroughly  established  in 
the  confidence  of  the  people  throughout  the  State.  In  1888 
the  Virginia  Conference  agreed  to  help  support  this  school 
and  transferred  its  school  interest  from  Portsmouth,  Ya.,  to 
Kittrell,  said  Conference  being  given  equal  representation  on 
the  Trustee  Board. 

In  1889  Prof.  John  K.  Hawkins  was  made  Principal  of 
the  Institution  and  the  nature  of  the  work  was  extended  so 
as  to  give  wider  scope  and  a  more  practical  course.  In  1892 
the  General  Conference  in  session  at  Philadelphia  changed 
the  Educational  Districts  so  as  to  add  the  State  of  Maryland 
and  the  District  of  Columbia  to  the  territory  supporting  Kit- 
trell Institute,  and  it  now  receives  liberal  patronage  and  sup- 
port from  the  entire  Second  Episcopal  District.  There  are 
five  distinct  departments,  affording  instruction  in  eight 
courses. 

The  author  will  be  pardoned  for  mentioning  just  a  bit  of 
history  which  has  a  personal  reference.  At  the  first  regular 
commencement  exercises  held  in  1890  one  of  the  invited 
guests  was  Mr.  Ossian  Hawkins,  the  father  of  the  author, 
who  was  the  President  of  the  College.  The  senior  Mr.  Haw- 
kins seemed  to  be  the  happiest  man  on  the  place.  In  his  short 
address  he  told  of  how  things  had  changed  within  so  short  a 
time.  During  the  days  of  slavery  he  came  to  Kittrell  as  a 
servant  of  Gen.  Thomas  Hawkins.  He  pointed  to  the  room 
in  which  he  had  been  made  to  sleep  on  the  floor  while  his 
so-called  master  slept  in  a  comfortable  bed.  Now  he  was 
happy  in  seeing  his  son  as  President  furnishing  him  a  good 


Department  of  Education.  29 

bed  and  in  charge  of  the  same  property  on  which  he  had  been 
made  to  do  duty  as  a  slave. 

It  was  an  inspiring  scene  as  father  and  son  stood  together 
on  the  platform,  the  son  taking  his  father's  hand  and  pledg- 
ing him  that  he  would  here  pitch  his  tent  and  consecrate  him- 
self to  the  work  of  developing  here  a  great  institution.  That 
promise  has  been  kept. 

Kittrell  College  has  worked  up  to  the  point  when  it  is 
listed  in  the  first  class  of  our  schools  along  with  Wilberforce, 
Morris  Brown,  Allen  University  and  Paul  Quinn,  these  five 
forming  the  first  group  of  Connectional  Schools. 

The  idea  of  self-help  is  strongly  infused  into  the  life  of  all 
the  pupils  and  every  student  is  given  the  opportunity  to  pay 
something  on  school  bills  by  the  labor  of  his  hands. 

Since  1890  there  have  gone  out  from  Kittrell  162  grad- 
uates who  are  doing  good  work  in  different  parts  of  the 
country. 

The  present  status  of  the  school,  with  sixty  acres  of  im- 
proved land  and  four  large  and  convenient  school  buildings, 
places  it  in  the  front  rank  among  the  schools  of  the  country. 
The  school  is  fortunate  in  having  a  very  strong  faculty  and 
a  good  Board  of  Trustees. 

In  1896,  when  Professor  Hawkins  was  elected  by  the  Gen- 
eral Conference  of  the  A.  M.  E.  Church  as  General  Secre- 
tary and  Commissioner  of  Education,  Prof.  C.  G.  O'Kelly, 
A.M.,  succeeded  him  as  President  of  Kittrell.  After  two 
years  Professor  O'Kelly  resigned  and  his  place  was  filled  by 
the  election  of  Prof.  J.  S.  Williams,  who  served  two  years. 

Professor  Williams  was  succeeded  by  Prof.  P.  W.  Dawkins, 
who  was  followed  by  the  present  incumbent,  Prof.  J.  L. 
Wheeler. 

The  financial  and  general  business  management  of  Kittrell 
College  is  in  keeping  with  the  system  governing  the  best  and 
most  successful  business  enterprises.  Each  department  is 
made  to  show  for  itself  and  yet  sustain  its  relative  impor- 
tance to  one  great  organization. 


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The  outlook  is  that  Kittrell  is  destined  to  become  a  great 
educational  center,  attracting  hither  not  only  hundreds  of 
boys  and  girls,  but  families  who  wish  to  locate  where  the 
best  educational  advantages  may  be  enjoyed. 

The  school  has  had  a  steady  growth  every  year,  and  the 
present  status  ranks  it  as  among  the  best  and  most  successful 
schools  of  the  South.  Its  patronage  includes  several  States 
with  an  enrollment  of  256  pupils  and  15  officers  and  teach- 
ers. In  material  worth  it  has  grown  from  one  to  five  build- 
ings, and  the  sixth  and  largest,  a  brick  building  to  cost 
$20,000,  is  now  being  erected. 


ALLEN  BUILDING,  KITTRELL  COLLEGE,  KITTRELL,  N.  C. 


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PROF.   J.  L.  WHEELER,  PRESIDENT  OF  KITTRELL   COLLEGE. 


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Department  of  Education.  45 

Wayman  Institute,   Harodsburg,  Kentucky. 

Wayman  Institute  was  founded  by  the  action  of  the  Ken- 
tucky Conference  in  its  session  at  Lancaster,  Ky.,  in  1888. 

The  school  has  been  in  constant  operation  under  varying 
circumstances  ever  since.  By  means  of  the  contributions  re- 
ceived from  the  general  Church  and  the  means  raised  by  the 
two  Conferences  in  the  State,  largely  the  Kentucky  Confer- 
ence, there  has  been  purchased  a  site  of  18  acres  of  arable 
land.  The  Trustees  have  succeeded  in  erecting  three  well- 
appointed  frame  buildings  that  are  used  for  the  administra- 
tion of  school  affairs  and  a  home  for  the  boarding  students. 

The  course  of  study  embraces  Normal,  Theological,  Indus- 
trial, Musical  and  Business.  The  Industrial  has  not  reached 
that  state  of  interest  for  which  the  Board  has  planned  solely, 
because  the  finances  have  not  allowed  a  greater  extension. 
The  school  has  three  regular  teachers  whose  help  is  aug- 
mented by  the  pupils  in  the  Normal  Department,  who  are 
required  to  do  nine  months  practice  work  before  being 
granted  a  diploma  of  graduation. 

During  the  last  scholastic  year  the  student  body  was  rep- 
resented by  persons  from  thirteen  counties  of  the  State,  and 
from  Tennessee. 

There  is  a  steady  growing  interest  in  the  work  that  is  being 
done  under  the  present  management,  and  a  gradual  widen- 
ing of  the  sphere  of  influence. 

The  cause  espoused  here  is  worthy  of  the  attention  of  any 
one  who  is  inclined  to  lend  assistance  to  a  cause  which  has 
for  its  object  the  betterment  of  those  who  are  earnestly  strug- 
gling to  assist  themselves. 


46  The  Educator — Condensed  Statement. 


WAYMAN   INSTITUTE,    HARODSBURG,   KY. 


Department  of  Education. 


47 


PROF.  W.  E.  NEWSOM,  PRESIDENT  WAYMAN  INSTITUTE. 


48  The  Educator — Condensed  Statement. 

Western   University,   Quindaro,   Kansas. 

Just  before  emancipation,  a  Presbyterian  minister,  Rev. 
Eben  Blatchley,  founded  a  school  (Freedmen  University), 
for  the  education  of  colored  youths,  where  Western  Uni- 
versity now  stands.  The  school  was  continued  for  some  years 
with  varying  success.  After  years  of  struggle  with  a  dying 
prophecy  that  on  these  grounds  there  would  some  day  be  a 
great  institution  for  the  education  of  the  Negro  youth,  on 
October  18,  1877,  Dr.  Blatchley  passed  away. 

The  following  paragraph  is  taken  from  the  minutes  of  the 
Kansas  A.  M.  E.  Conference  in  session  October,  1880,  at 
Atchison,  Kansas,  Bishop  T.  M.  D.  Ward,  D.D.,  presiding, 
(On  the  day's  session  of  October  18,  1880,  the  third  anni- 
versary of  Dr.  Blatchley 's  death)  : 

"A  committee  of  three  were  appointed  at  the  suggestion  of 
Rev.  B.  F.  Watson  to  confer  with  the  Trustees  of  the  Freed- 
men National  School  at  Quindaro,  and  empowered  to  make 
any  arrangements  deemed  wise  and  proper  to  receive  a  trans- 
fer of  the  property  to  the  control  of  the  Conference  for  school 
purposes." 

Committee:  Revs.  B.  F.  Watson,  J.  C.  Embry  and  John 
Turner. 

After  various  legal  processes,  the  property  was  secured, 
and  the  first  Trustee  Board  of  the  school  then  chartered  as 
Western  University,  was  organized  as  follows: 

Rev.  J.  C.  Embry,  afterward  Bishop  of  the  A.  M.  E. 
Church,  President;  Rev.  J.  H.  Hubbard,  Secretary;  Rev. 
Jno.  Turner,  Treasurer,  and  Rev.  B.  F.  Watson,  now  Secre- 
tary of  Church  Extension. 

These  were  nobly  assisted  by  men  now  gone  to  their  reward 
and  others  living  who  are  faithful  still. 

The  work  made  little  progress  for  years;  but  earnest  ef- 
forts were  made  during  these  years  by  Bishops  Ward,  Brown 
and  Handy,  who  saw  the  first  unfolding,  and  continued  sue- 


Department  of  Education. 


WARD  HALL,  WESTERN  UNIVERSITY. 


50  The  Educator — Condensed  Statement. 

cess  came  during  the  Episcopal  administrations  of  Bishops 
Tanner  and  Shaffer. 

Bishop  Abraham  Grant  has  been  an  inspiration  to  the  work, 
and  an  era  of  increased  prosperity  has  characterized  the  edu- 
cational interest  of  the  district  since  his  incumbency.  The 
present  cirriculum  is  modeled  after  the  best  institutions,  and 
embraces  theological,  collegiate,  normal,  academic,  and  mus- 
ical departments,  and  the  State  Industrial  School.  Two 
stone  buildings — Brown  Hall  and  Ward  Hall — accommodate 
a  large  number  of  students  from  different  parts  of  the  West. 

The  University  has  had  a  steady  growth  in  numbers,  prop- 
erty valuation  and  influence. 

Ward  Hall 

is  a  splendid  three  story  structure.  The  first  and  second 
stories  are  stone,  and  the  third  story  is  brick. 

It  has  been  completed  under  the  administration  of  Bishop 
Grant. 

This  building  is  named  for  Bishop  Ward,  whose  heroic 
efforts  on  behalf  of  education  had  much  to  do  with  arousing 
an  interest  along  that  line  on  the  part  of  the  A.  M.  E.  Church 
throughout  the  West. 

State  Industrial  Department. 

Efforts  had  been  made  to  secure  legislative  assistance  for 
several  years ;  but  this  was  apparently  an  impossible  under- 
taking until  sentiment  was  aroused  in  its  favor  by  the  mes- 
sage of  Governor  W.  E.  Stanley  of  Kansas,  to  the  Kansas 
Legislature  of  the  session  of  1898-1899.  In  which,  among 
other  things,  he  said: 

"One  of  the  most  recent  movements  in  the  State  is  the  at- 
tempt to  establish  an  industrial  school  at  Quindaro  for  the 
Negro.  No  race  ever  emerged  from  slavery,  and  in  so  short 
a  time  reached  such  an  advanced  position  in  all  branches  of 
industrial  pursuits  as  the  colored  race  in  America.  They 
have  also  made  great  advance  in  literature  and  the  arts. 


Department  of  Education. 


51 


STANLEY   HALL,   WESTERN   UNIVERSITY. 


52  The  Educator — Condensed  Statement. 

"If  within  the  limits  of  the  Constitution,  I  would  suggest 
that  the  Quindaro  movement  be  given  aid  and  encouragement 
by  the  State." 

This  noble  sentiment  of  encouragement  was  followed  up  by 
the  introduction  into  the  Legislature,  and  passage  of  the 
Bailey  bill,  creating  "The  State  Industrial  Department." 

"Stanley  Hall,"  a  large  three-story  building,  erected,  by 
the  provisions  of  the  Bailey  bill,  stands  as  a  high  endorse- 
ment of  the  policy  pursued  at  Western  University — stands 
as  a  noble  tribute  to  the  philanthropy  and  generosity  of  the 
State  of  Kansas. 

The  general  success  attending  the  Industrial  Department 
and  the  apparent  appreciation  of  the  people  of  Kansas  and 
the  West,  impelled  the  Governor  to  continue  his  message  to 
the  Legislature  of  Kansas  of  the  session  of  1900-1901. 

"By  an  almost  unanimous  vote,  irrespective  of  party,  the 
Legislature  appropriated  twenty-two  thousand  dollars  for 
building,  equipping  and  maintaining  an  industrial  building. 

An  imposing  structure  was  completed  and  opened  during 
the  scholastic  term  beginning  September  9,  1901. 

"The  finest  and  most  thorough  equipment  was  provided; 
everything  necessary  for  a  thoroughly  wrought  out  industrial 
school  is  here  found.  A  commodious  building,  spacious 
auditorium,  well  appointed  lecture  rooms,  and  every  ap- 
pliance for  teaching  the  courses  laid  down  in  the  catalogue, 
are  provided  for,  with  the  advantage  and  advancement  of  the 
student  constantly  in  view." 

The  Board  of  Trustees  made  their  annual  report  to  the 
Governor,  December  1,  1902.  They  were  gratified  to  find 
the  same  generous  support  coming  from  the  Governor,  Willis 
J.  Bailey,  as  from  his  predecessor.  He  recommended  and 
urged  a  liberal  appropriation,  stating  that  the  work  done  here 
is  a  deserving  one,  and  by  his  hearty  encouragement  and  high 
official  position,  did  everything  necessary  to  foster  the  cause 


Department  of  Education. 


TRADES    BUILDING,    WESTERN    UNIVERSITY. 


54  The  Educator — Condensed  Statement. 

of  industrial  education  for  our  youth.  The  Legislature  ap- 
proved his  recommendations,  and  appropriated  the  sum  of 
twenty-two  thousand  two  hundred  and  fifty  dollars.  With 
these  moneys  an  Agricultural  Department  was  added,  barns, 
water  plant,  splendid  machinery  and  livestock  have  been  pur- 
chased and  provided,  and  the  institution  now  does  more  than 
ever  before  for  our  youth  along  industrial  lines.  The  Legis- 
lature of  1904-05,  following  the  recommendation  of  Governor 
E.  W.  Hoch,  approved  the  management  of  the  Industrial  De- 
partment and  made  an  increased  appropriation  of  thirty-five 
thousand  nine  hundred  dollars. 

Trades'  Building. 

With  these  moneys  a  Trades'  Building  has  been  erected. 
All  trades  are  taught  therein. 

This  building  is  elegantly  appointed  with  offices,  commo- 
dious rooms  for  recitation  purposes,  and  the  entire  third  floor 
is  a  large  auditorium,  well  lighted  and  properly  ventilated. 

With  this  appropriation  we  have  installed  a  steam  heating 
plant  and  electric  lighting  plant,  thus  doing  away  with  the 
danger  from  fires  and  insuring  comfort  to  the  student  body. 

There  has  been  added  to  the  library  a  very  choice  collec- 
tion of  the  best  literature,  and  under  the  direction  of  com- 
petent teachers,  students  are  guided  in  the  matter  of  reading 
in  a  way  leading  to  scholarship,  culture  and  refinement. 

Growth  of  the  School. 

The  institution  has  grown  from  six  students  and  one 
teacher  in  1896  to  14  teachers  and  200  students  for  the  pres- 
ent scholastic  year,  having  a  patronage  from  all  the  States 
West  of  the  Mississippi  River,  and  a  property  valuation  of 
$125,000. 


Department  of  Education. 


55 


PROF.    W.    T.    VERNON,    PRESIDENT    WESTERN    UNIVERSITY. 
NOW   REGISTER   OF    IT.    S.    TREASURY. 


56 


The  Educator — Condensed  Statement. 


MAIN  BUILDING,  MORRIS  BROWN   COLLEGE. 


WORK    BUILDING,    MORRIS   BROWN    COLLEGE. 


Department  of  Education.  57 

Morns  Brown  College,   Atlanta,   Ga. 

On  January  5,  1881,  resolutions  were  offered  by  Rev. 
W.  J.  Gaines,  D.D.,  (now  Bishop),  at  a  Conference  then  in 
session  in  Bethel  Church,  Atlanta,  Ga.,  looking  to  the  estab- 
lishing of  a  school  for  higher  education  of  colored  youth  in 
the  "Gate  City"  of  the  South.  At  this  session  of  the  Confer- 
ence, a  number  of  Trustees  were  elected,  as  was  also  done  at 
the  Georgia  Conference,  which  met  on  the  19th  of  the  same 
month.  The  Trustees  of  the  North  Georgia  and  Georgia 
Conferences  met  Qn  the  first  day  of  February,  1881,  in 
Bethel  Church,  Atlanta,  and  decided  upon  the  present  loca- 
tion of  what  is  now  known  as  Morris  Brown  College,  which 
was  secured  at  a  cost  of  $3,500.00.  This  property,  which 
comprises  about  4  1-2  acres,  is  situated  in  the  eastern  part 
of  Atlanta,  at  the  corner  of  Boulevard  and  Houston  streets, 
and  is  accessible  by  two  different  lines  of  street  railway,  lead- 
ing from  the  center  of  the  city,  one  of  which  railways  passes 
by  the  College  on  Boulevard  street. 

A  petition,  signed  by  Wesley  J.  Gaines,  Scipio  H.  Robin- 
son, Elias  P.  Holmes,  Andrew  W.  Lowe  and  Richard  Green, 
representing  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Board  of  Trus- 
tees appointed  by  the  North  Georgia  and  Georgia  Confer- 
ences, of  the  A.  M.  E.  Church,  was  made  to  the  Superior 
Court,  State  of  Georgia,  Fulton  County,  through  the  attor- 
ney for  petitioners  George  S.  Thomas,  and  on  May  23,  1885, 
the  above-named  Court  granted  a  charter,  incorporating  the 
institution  under  the  name  of  Morris  Brown  College  of  the 
A.  M.  E.  Church  of  Georgia.  On  October  15,  1885,  the  doors 
were  opened,  and  107  pupils  were  enrolled.  Under  the  su- 
pervision of  Rev.  W.  J.  Gaines,  then  the  Presiding  Elder  of 
the  Atlanta  District,  the  north  wing,  known  as  Gaines'  Hall, 
was  completed  at  a  cost  of  $9,000,  and  dedicated  November 
24,  1885.  At  a  further  cost  of  $600  the  building  was  fur- 
nished with  the  necessary  school  furniture.     In  1891,  Bishop 


58 


The  Educator — Condensed  Statement. 


TAILORING    DEPARTMENT,    MORRIS    BROWN    COLLEGE. 


SHOE    SHOP,    MORRIS    BROWN    COLLEGE. 


Department  of  Education.  59 

W.  J.  Gaines,  D.D.,  Bishop  of  the  Sixth  Episcopal  District, 
laid  the  foundation  and  supervised  the  erecting  of  the  south 
wing,  known  as  Grant  Hall,  and  Bishop  Abraham  Grant, 
D.D.,  during  his  administration  over  the  district,  finished  the 
dormitories,  and  appointed  the  first  president,  Prof.  A.  St. 
Geo.  Richardson.  In  1896,  Bishop  H.  M.  Turner,  D.D.,  was 
appointed  to  the  district,  and  during  the  next  four  years  he 
paid  off  the  old  mortgage  debt,  and  appointed  Rev.  Jas.  M. 
Henderson  president.  In  1900,  Bishop  Turner  was  re-as- 
signed to  the  district.  He  at  once  took  steps  to  complete  the 
building,  and  enlisting  the  co-operation  of  the  men  of  Geor- 
gia, under  his  supervision  in  1901  the  central  building,  unit- 
ing the  two  wings,  was  completed  at  a  cost  of  $22,000,  and 
is  known  as  Turner  Hall.  Thus  the  entire  building  was.  fin- 
ished and  equipped  with  all  the  conveniences  of  a  modern 
college. 

The  different  departments  are  the  English,  Law,  Theologi- 
cal, Nurse-Training,  Art,  Musical,  Missionary  and  Indus- 
trial, each  of  which  is  presided  over  by  an  efficient  corps  of 
teachers.  Special  attention  is  also  given  to  the  religious  train- 
ing of  the  students.  Religious  services  are  held  every  Sun- 
day morning  in  the  College  Chapel,  of  which  Bev.  Wm.  Byrd, 
D.D.,  of  the  Theological  Faculty,  is  the  pastor;  devotional 
exercises  are  conducted  every  morning  and  night,  and  there 
are  two  religious  societies,  which  meet  every  Sunday,  the 
Young  Men's  Christian  Association  and  the  Allen  Christian 
Endeavor  League ;  the  last  two  are  conducted  by  the  students, 
as  are  also  the  two  literary  societies,  namely,  the  Gaines  Lit- 
erary Society  and  the  Florida  Grant  Literary  Society. 

As  early  as  September  23,  1885,  steps  were  taken  to  estab- 
lish a  Theological  Department,  and  during  the  next  nine  years 
various  plans  were  suggested,  and  a  D.ean  was  even  elected, 
but  all  the  plans  failed  to  materialize  until  1894,  when 
Bishop  A.  Grant  was  presiding  over  the  district.  By  his 
efforts  the  plans  of  the  previous  years  were  perfected,  and 


60 


The  Educator — Condensed  Statement. 


SEWING   DEPARTMENT,    MORRIS   BROWN    COLLEGE. 


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president's  office,  morris  brown  college. 


Department  of  Education.  61 

on  October  2,  1894,  he  opened  the  Theological  Department 
with  an  able  address,  and  Dr.  E.  W.  Lee  was  chosen  and 
became  the  first  active  Dean.  Twelve  young  men  entered 
the  first  day,  and  in  three  months  twenty-four  had  been  en- 
rolled. Dr.  Lee  was  re-elected  the  next  year,  and  the  Pres- 
ident's report  of  that  year  made  special  mention  of  the  good 
work  being  accomplished  by  the  Dean.  In  1900,  the  Execu- 
tive Board  changed  the  name  from  the  Theological  Depart- 
ment to  Turner  Theological  Seminary,  in  honor  of  the  Senior 
Bishop,  H.  M.  Turner,  D.D.  From  1895  to  1904,  the  office 
of  Dean  was  held  by  Bev.  J.  S.  Flipper,  D.D.,  Kev.  W.  G. 
Alexander,  D.D.,  and  Bev.  M.  M.  Ponton,  S.  T.  B.,  Bev. 
Ponton  giving  seven  years  of  faithful  service.  The  present 
corps  of  instructors  consists  of  Bev.  W.  G.  Alexander,  D.D., 
Dean,  and  Bev.  C.  M.  Manning,  D.D.,  and  Bev.  William 
Byrd,  D.D.  These  are  assisted  by  Bev.  M.  M.  Ponton,  D.D., 
who  has  special  charge  of  the  John  C.  Martin  Divinity 
Course,  conducted  in  connection  with  the  regular  work  of 
the  Theological  Department,  said  course  being  supported  by 
a  fund  provided  by  Mr.  John  C.  Martin,  of  New  York  City. 

In  June,  1904,  the  President  of  the  College,  Bev.  Jas.  M. 
Henderson,  D.D.,  was  succeeded  by  Bev.  J.  S.  F.  Flipper, 
D.D.,  under  whose  management  the  school  has  reached  an 
enrollment  of  over  one  thousand,  including  day  as  well  as 
boarding  students. 

The  present  status  of  the  school  is  especially  promising, 
and  much  credit  is  due  Bishop  H.  M.  Turner,  who  is  now 
serving  his  third  term  as  Bishop  of  the  Sixth  Episcopal  Dis- 
trict. During  his  administration  there  has  been  raised  in 
Georgia  over  $35,000  with  which  the  entire  original  mort- 
gage debts  of  the  school  have  been  paid  and  equipments  fur- 
nished that  puts  Morris  Brown  in  the  first  rank  of  institu- 
tions of  learning. 


62 


The  Educator — Condensed  Statement. 


WORK    SHOP,    MORRIS    BROWN    COLLEGE. 


DR.    BUTLER   AND   FIRST    GRADUATES    OF    NURSE    TRAINING    DEPARTMENT, 
MORRIS   BROWN   COLLEGE. 


Department  of  Education. 


PAYNE  HIGH  SCHOOL,   CUTHBERT,  GA. 


64  The  Educator — Condensed  Statement, 


Payne   High  School,   Cuthbert,  Ga. 

In  1888  there  was  organized  in  the  Cuthbert  Presiding 
Elder  District  a  District  High  School,  and  named  in  honor 
of  Bishop  Daniel  A.  Payne,  a  pioneer  worker  in  the  cause  of 
education. 

For  two  years  the  school  was  taught  in  the  church  build- 
ing. During  the  summer  of  1890  a  structure  60  by  40  feet 
was  erected.  This  is  a  two-story  building  of  pleasing  archi- 
tecture, and  contains  on  the  second  floor  a  large  hall  devoted 
to  religious  and  other  exercises  of  the  institution  with  a  seat- 
ing capacity  of  four  hundred.  On  the  first  floor  are  the  reci- 
tation rooms.  These  are  so  built  that  they  may  be  changed 
to  meet  the  demands  of  the  school.     Cuthbert  is  admirably 

V 

adapted  to  school  purposes.  It  is  on  what  is  said  to  be  one  of 
the  highest  regions  of  the  State. 

It  is  118  miles  Southwest  of  Macon,  Ga.,  and  105  miles 
Southeast  of  Montgomery,  Ala. 

The  school  has  grown  in  prestige  from  year  to  year,  and 
commands  the  service  of  three  teachers. 


Department  of  Education. 


65 


66  The  Educator — Condensed  Statement. 


Allen   University,   Columbia,  S.  C. 

Allen  University,  located  in  the  beautiful  city  of  Colum- 
bia, is  one  of  the  leading  institutions  of  the  South.  Its  his- 
tory dates  from  July,  1870,  when  the  Columbia  District 
Meeting  was  held  in  Newberry,  S.  C.  At  this  meeting  it  was 
agreed  to  secure  a  farm  in  the  town  of  Cokesburg,  S.  C,  con- 
taining one  hundred  and  fifty  acres  of  land,  including  build- 
ings for  the  sum  of  $2,250  on  time,  or  for  $2,000  for  cash, 
the  owner  donating  $100.  The  proposition  was  submitted  to 
the  Annual  Conference  by  Rev.  Simon  Miller,  who  was  Pre- 
siding Elder  of  the  Abbeville  District. 

The  Conference  approved  of  the  plan  and  accepted  the 
papers  presented  by  Rev.  Miller,  and  the  school  was  started 
under  the  name  of  "Payne  Institute." 

Through  Bishop  Dickerson,  who  was  appointed  over  South 
Carolina  in  1880,  a  change  was  brought  about  in  the  educa- 
tional work  of  the  State,  and  Payne  Institute  was  merged 
into  Allen  University  at  Columbia.  At  the  Annual  Confer- 
ence held  in  Spartanburg,  a  Board  of  Trustees  was  appointed 
which  secured  a  charter  from  the  State  December  24,  1880. 

The  property  was  purchased  for  $6,000,  and  is  pleasantly 
and  conveniently  situated. 

A  pamphlet  entitled  "A  Descriptive  Sketch  of  Columbia, 
S.  C,  Its  Surroundings  and  Advantages,"  has  this  to  say  of 
Allen :  aThe  African  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  is  deserv- 
ing of  credit  for  its  commendable  zeal  in  the  education  of  the 
Negro  race,  and  Allen  University  is  an  evidence  of  their 
ability  to  found  and  manage  an  institution  for  the  higher 
education  entirely  among  their  own  people.  Any  institution 
devoted  to  the  education,  requirements,  refinement  and  moral 
culture  of  the  citizens  of  the  State  should  have  due  credit, 
and  the  success  of  Allen  University  under  the  tutorship,  fos- 
tering care  and  finances  of  the  colored  people,  is  an  achieve- 


Department  of  Education. 


67 


FACULTY,    ALLEN    UNIVERSITY. 


PRINTING   DEPARTMENT,    ALLEN   UNIVERSITY. 


68 


The  Educator — Condensed  Statement. 


Department  of  Education.  69 

ment  worthy  of  note  and  deserving  of  the  sympathy  and 
good  will  of  all." 

In  the  student  body  of  Allen,  numbering  478,  almost  every 
county  of  South  Carolina  has  been  represented,  to  say  noth- 
ing of  representatives  from  other  States. 

There  have  gone  out  from  Allen  474  graduates,  among 
whom  are  men  holding  prominent  places  in  both  Church  and 
State. 

The  present  status  of  Allen  University  is  of  such  as  to 
rank  it  among  the  leading  schools  of  the  South.  It  is  incor- 
porated under  the  laws  of  South  Carolina,  and  confers  all 
the  degrees  common  to  such  institutions,  including  the  degree 
of  Licentiate  of  Instruction,  which  enables  our  graduates  to 
teach  in  any  of  the  public  schools  of  the  State  without  exam- 
ination. 

The  school  property  consists  of  four  acres  of  land  within 
the  city  limits,  and  eight  buildings,  two  of  these  being  large 
three-story  brick  buildings,  valuation  $100,000. 

The  entire  State  is  aroused  as  to  its  interest,  and  its  pat- 
ronage at  present  is  all  that  could  be  expected. 

The  President,  Rev.  W.  D.  Johnson,  D.D.,  ex-Secretary 
of  Education,  is  succeeding  admirably,  and  has  the  co-opera- 
tion and  support  of  a  strong,  loyal,  and  faithful  faculty. 


70  The  Educator — Condensed  Statement. 


PROF.  C.   G.   GARRETT,   OF  ALLEN  UNIVERSITY,   SOUTH   CAROLINA. 


Department  of  Education.  71 


DR.    W.    D.    JOHNSON,    PRESIDENT    ALLEN    UNIVERSITY. 


72 


The  Educator — Condensed  Statement. 


Department  of  Education.  73 


Flegler  High  School,  Marion,  S.  C, 

Like  Georgia,  South  Carolina  has  two  connectional  schools. 
At  Marion,  S.  C,  is  what  is  known  as  the  Flegler  High 
School,  named  in  honor  of  Rev.  S.  F.  Flegler,  Presiding  El- 
der. 

The  school  was  organized  in  1889  by  Rev.  E.  J.  Gregg, 
D.D.,  now  General  Secretary  of  the  Allen  Christian  En- 
deavor League,  who  secured  the  services  of  Miss  Mattie  E. 
White  of  Charleston,  S.  C,  as  first  teacher. 

The  school  was  first  taught  in  the  A.  M.  E.  Church  build- 
ing. In  1891,  Rev.  Flegler  built  the  present  building  in 
which  the  school  has  been  operated  ever  since. 

Flegler  High  School  is  regarded  as  a  feeder  of  the  Educa- 
tional Day  Funds  raised  throughout  the  State.  It  derives  its 
support  from  the  Marion  District,  supplemented  by  a  small 
appropriation  occasionally  from  the  Department  of  Educa- 
tion. 


74  The  Educator — Condensed  Statement. 


FLEGLER    SCHOOL,    MARION,    S.    C. 


GROUP    FLEGLER    SCHOOL,    MARION,    S.    C. 


Department  of  Education. 


REV.  FLEGLER,  FOUNDER  OF  FLEGLER  SCHOOL. 


76 


The  Educator — Condensed  Statement. 


BISHOP    GAINES    HALL,    PAYNE    UNIVERSITY,    SELMA,    ALA. 


Department  of  Education.  77 

Payne   University,  Selma,  Ala. 

Payne  University  is  located  in  Selma,  Dallas  County,  Ala- 
bama. It  was  established  in  1889,  being  brought  about  by 
the  united  effort  of  the  Conferences  in  Alabama,  the  leaders 
in  the  movement  being  Revs.  J.  S.  Shaw,  W.  H.  Nixon,  D.  C. 
Cothram,  M.  E.  Bryant  and  others. 

For  several  years  the  school  property  consisted  of  one  two- 
story  frame  building  in  a  very  desirable  part  of  the  town, 
and  the  school  was  operated  for  day  pupils  only.  Now  a 
regular  boarding  department  has  been  opened,  and  the  old 
frame  building  once  used  for  class  room  purposes,  has  been 
repaired,  and  is  now  being  used  as  a  dormitory  for  girls.  A 
new  two-story  brick  building,  containing  six  large  class- 
rooms and  a  chapel  or  assembly  room,  has  been  erected  at  a 
cost  of  $6,150,  thereby  giving  the  school  possession  of  one  en- 
tire block,  except  one  small  lot,  which  can  not  be  bought  at 
this  time. 

The  recently  acquired  property  embraces  six  three-room' 
houses,  which  have  a  rental  value  of  $360  per  annum.  Four 
of  these  buildings  are  now  being  used  for  dormitory  pur- 
poses. 

The  school  management  is  under  the  care  of  President 
J.  M.  Henderson,  D.D.,  assisted  by  a  strong  faculty,  con- 
sisting of  ten  teachers. 

The  school  has  had  a  rapid  growth  within  the  last  four 
years  and  gives  promise  of  still  greater  things  in  the  future. 
Last  year's  enrolment  was  452.  The  annual  income  has 
reached  the  mark  indicative  of  success,  and  the  ministry  and 
laity  of  the  State  of  Alabama  are  rallying  to  the  support  of 
the  institution  as  never  before.  The  bonded  debt  is  being 
reduced  every  year,  while  the  improvements  made  by  way  of 
increased  facilities  add  much  to  the  real  property  value  of 
the  institution. 

In  both  name  and  work  the  institution  is  indeed  an  inspi- 
ration to  us  all. 


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REV.    J.    M.    HENDERSON,    D.D.,    LL.D.,    PRESIDENT    PAYNE    UNIVERSITY. 


Department  of  Education.  79 

Campbell  College,  Jackson,  Miss. 

Campbell  College  owes  its  existence  to  the  wise  and  far- 
seeing  policy  of  the  African  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  to 
establish  and  maintain  lower,  intermediate  and  higher  insti- 
tutions of  learning  in  every  State — in  every  land.  The  wise 
movement  for  Campbell  College  was  inaugurated  in  1887. 
It  was  headed  by  chartered  Trustees  and  located  in  the  cities 
of  Yicksburg  and  Friar's  Point,  Mississippi.  Until  1898  it 
remained  at  the  two  respective  places  as  two  separate  wings, 
when  during  the  administration  of  Rt.  Rev.  W.  B.  Derrick, 
D.D.,  it  was  decided  to  unite  these  two — consolidate  them 
into  one  great  institution  and  locate  same  at  Jackson,  Missis- 
sippi, the  present  site. 

Progress. 

The  progress  of  the  College  has  been,  in  most  respects,  very 
encouraging.  This  is  due  largely  not  only  to  the  zealous  labors 
of  the  Bishop,  President  and  Faculty,  but  as  well  to  the  loy- 
alty, labors,  sacrifices  and  endeavors  of  the  ministers,  lay- 
men and  friends  throughout  the  State,  who  are  not  only 
anxious  for  the  promotion  and  advancement  of  the  race  in 
higher  Christian  education,  but  ready  doers  and  givers  for 
every  worthy  cause,  especially  for  the  general  elevation  of 
the  race,  as  well. 

Purposes. 

Campbell  College  plans  to  meet  the  educational  needs  of 
the  Negro  youth  of  the  twentieth  century,  equipping  them 
for  the  better  solving  of  intricate  problems  and  doing  might- 
ily life's  battles  by  offering  to  them  the  advantages  of  the 
higher  Christian  education  in  English,  English  Literature, 
Normal,  Industrial,  Scientific,  Collegiate,  Missionary,  Theo- 
logical and  Bible  Training.  These,  coupled  with  practicali- 
ties in  domestic  economics,  will  best  aid  the  worthies  to  make 
life  real,  to  make  life  earnest. 


80  The  Educator — Condensed  Statement. 

The  school  has  suffered  some  heavy  losses  within  the  past 
few  years  by  the  destruction  of  one  of  its  main  buildings  by 
fire,  but  the  interest  in  it  now  is  greater  than  ever  before. 

Under  the  present  administration  there  have  been  enrolled 
as  many  as  260  pupils  with  a  corresponding  increase  in  the 
amount  of  money  raised  throughout  Mississippi  for  its  sup- 
port. 

This  school  owns  1,137  acres  of  land,  which  is  more  than 
is  owned  by  any  other  one  of  our  institutions,  but  it  is  too 
remote  from  it  to  be  subject  to  cultivation  or  management 
by  the  school  authorities  direct. 

If  the  fine  timber  on  this  tract  of  land  should  be  converted 
into  cash  it  would  create  a  nice  fund  as  a  permanent  support 
for  the  institution.    Doubtless  this  will  be  done. 

The  present  value  of  the  school  property  is  placed  at  $51,- 
000.  The  present  President  is  Rev.  H.  H.  Buckingham,  as- 
sisted by  five  teachers. 


Department  of  Education,  81 


Delhi  Institute,   Delhi,  La. 

The  Delhi  School  was  chartered  in  1890  according  to  the 
law  of  the  State  of  Louisiana,  under  the  administration  of 
Eev.  A.  Grant,  D.D.  The  board  of  incorporation  was  com- 
posed of  Revs.  J.  Grins,  J.  W.  Pankins,  P.  W.  Williams, 
J.  B.  Webb,  J.  Williams  and  J.  H.  Martin,  Mr.  Handy  Wal- 
ton and  Prof.  L.  H.  Harris. 

The  first  teacher  of  this  school  was  Prof.  Win.  Jenifer, 
now  in  Washington. 

The  school  property  consisted  of  27  1-2  acres  of  land,  one- 
half  mile  from  the  town  of  Delhi,  La.,  with  a  two-story  build- 
ing with  thirteen  rooms. 

Prof.  T.  C.  White  is  the  present  Principal. 


82 


The  Educator — Condensed  Statement. 


SHORTER   COLLEGE,    ARGENTA,   ARK. 


Department  of  Education.  83 

Shorter  University,  North  Little  Rock,  Ark. 

Shorter  University  owes  its  existence  to  the  policy  of  the 
African  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  to  establish  schools  in 
every  State  where  its  membership  is  very  large. 

This  school  is  the  outgrowth  of  Bethel  Institute,  which 
was  projected  and  put  in  operation  in  the  spring  of  1887,  in 
the  basement  of  Bethel  A.  M.  E.  Church,  corner  Ninth  and 
Broadway,  Little  Bock,  Ark.  The  movement  which  was  in- 
augurated to  organize  the  school  was  headed  by  Bev.  J.  P. 
Howard.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  A.  Lankford  was  the  first  instruc- 
tor, and  the  enrollment  the  first  year  was  forty  students.  Its 
work  was  enlarged  by  securing  a  new  site,  a  two-story  frame 
building,  corner  Eleventh  and  Gaines  streets,  Little  Bock, 
Arkansas. 

The  progress  of  the  school  is  due  to  the  active  service  of 
the  ministers  and  members  of  the  A.  M.  E.  Church  in  Ar- 
kansas, who  have  given  labor  and  money  to  promote  liberal 
learning  in  its  territory.  The  names  of  the  noble-self-sacri- 
ficing men  and  women  who  have,  even  until  now,  contributed 
of  their  time  and  means  to  the  foundation  and  enlargement 
of  the  school  can  not  be  presented  under  the  present  limita- 
tion. In  1891  the  school  was  removed  to  Arkadelphia,  Ark., 
and  on  September  23,  1891,  the  fifth  session  of  Bethel  Insti- 
tute began.  In  December,  1892,  the  name  of  the  school  was 
changed  from  Bethel  Institute  to  Shorter  University,  thereby 
honoring  Bishop  James  Alexander  Shorter,  the  founder  of 
African  Methodism  in  Arkansas. 

Location. 

This  institution  of  learning,  having  existed  in  the  town 
Arkadelphia  for  a  period  of  seven  years,  struggling  in  the 
midst  of  local  difficulties  over  which  the  Directors  had  no 
immediate  control,  after  mature  deliberations  and  the  dis- 
cussions, it  was  decided  by  a  majority  vote  at  the  Presiding 
Elders'  Conference,  convened  at  Arkadelphia,  to  remove  said 


84  The  Educator — Condensed  Statement. 


REV.   T.   H.   JACKSON,   D.D.,   DEAN   THEOLOGICAL   DEPT.,    SHORTER  COLLEGE. 


Department  of  Education.  85 

school  to  a  locality  having  greater  facilities,  and  more  favor- 
able towards  its  growth  and  development.  But  as  it  was  im- 
possible to  effect  a  removal  at  once,  it  was  further  decided 
that  the  University  should  then  be  continued,  embracing  two 
branches,  viz :  one  located  at  Arkadelphia,  and  the  other  at 
North  Little  Rock,  commonly  known  as  Argenta.  The  Arka- 
delphia branch  remained  in  operation  until  January,  1898, 
when,  in  consequence  of  financial  difficulties,  the  Board  of 
Trustees  formally  closed  it  and  transferred  it  to  Argenta  per- 
manently, through  which  pass  the  great  Iron  Mountain  Rail- 
way, the  Cotton  Belt,  and  the  Choctaw  &  Memphis,  enabling 
students  to  reach  Shorter  University  with  the  greatest  fa- 
cility. 

The  school  property  consists  of  three  main  buildings. 

Tyree  Hall,  a  large,  beautiful,  three-story,  brick  building, 
with  chapel  and  class-rooms  on  first  floor,  and  accommoda- 
tions on  second  and  third  floor  for  100  girls.  The  building 
was  erected  at  a  cost  of  $13,000. 

The  next  largest  building  is  a  two-story,  wooden  structure, 
70  x  60.  On  the  first  floor  are  recitation  rooms,  and  the  din- 
ing hall  and  kitchen.  The  second  floor  is  used  for  boys' 
dormitory  rooms.  Aside  from  this  there  is  one  other  build- 
ing, the  first  floor  of  which  is  used  as  the  school  printing  of- 
fice, and  the  second  floor  for  accommodating  young  men. 

With  a  view  towards  future  development  the  school  author- 
ities have  wisely  invested  in  the  purchase  of  other  very  val- 
uable lots  adjacent  to  the  school  property. 

This  is  one  of  our  most  valuable  pieces  of  school  property 
and  the  connection  justly  feels  proud  of  what  is  represented 
in  the  character  of  the  institution.  Shorter  has  been  presided 
over  by  many  of  the  best  educators  of  the  race,  and  has  now 
for  its  President  one  of  Arkansas'  own  sons  in  the  person  of 
Rev.  A.  H.  Hill,  D.D.,  a  graduate  of  Payne  Theological 
Seminary.  President  Hill  is  ably  assisted  by  a  strong  fac- 
ulty and  a  large  body  of  students,  all  of  which  speak  well  for 
the  educational  interest  manifested  in  Arkansas. 


80  The  Educator — Condensed  Statement. 


MR.   I.    N.    M'ADAMS,    LAYMAN    WHO   GAVE  FIRST   MONEY   TOWARDS   FOUND- 
ING   TURNER'S    INSTITUTE. 


Department  of  Education.  87 


Turner  Normal  and  Industrial  Institute,  Shelbyville,  Tenn. 

In  the  Tennessee  Conference  of  1885,  the  committe  on 
Education  recommended  the  establishing  of  a  school  within 
the  State  limits.  Said  report  was  adopted  and  a  committee 
composed  of  Revs.  Evans  Tyree  (now  a  Bishop),  T.  B.  Cald- 
well and  G.  W.  Bryant,  was  appointed  with  full  power  to 
act.  The  result  was  the  selection  of  property  at  Shelbyville, 
Tenn.,  and  the  establishment  of  Shelbyville  High  School, 
with  Rev.  C.  S.  Bowman,  pastor  in  charge  of  the  A.  M.  E. 
Church  at  Shelbyville,  as  the  first  Principal.  He  was  suc- 
ceeded in  1887  by  Rev.  B.  A.  J.  Nixon.  Since  then  the 
school  work  has  been  in  his  charge.  In  1896  the  institution 
was  chartered  under  the  name  of  'The  Turner  Normal  and 
Industrial  Institute."  Professors  Nixon,  Edmonson,  Tur- 
ner, Boome  and  Jones  all  did  good  work  in  the  capacity  as 
Principals  of  this  school  between  the  years  1887  and  1906. 

Under  the  present  administration,  which  is  the  second  time 
Rev.  J.  A.  Jones  has  had  the  charge  of  the  work,  the  institu- 
tion has  taken  on  new  life.  The  school  has  outgrown  the 
limited  quarters  first  provided  and  a  more  favorable  site  has 
been  purchased  just  a  little  outside  of  the  town  limits. 

Aside  from  the  two  lots  owned  in  Shelbyville  proper  the 
Trustees  have  recently  purchased  eighteen  and  one-half  acres 
of  land,  well  wooded,  high  and  beautifully  situated.  On  this 
property  is  one  small  building  and  plans  are  already  on  foot 
for  the  early  completion  of  a  nice  new  building  for  chapel 
and  dormitory  purposes. 

The  school  gets  but  a  small  part  from  the  general  educa- 
tional fund,  and  its  chief  support  must,  therefore,  come  from 
local  funds  inside  of  the  State.  The  cheerful  and  liberal 
spirit  shown  the  past  few  years  gives  promise  of  very  satis- 
factory results  in  the  future. 


88  The  Educator — Condensed  Statement. 

At  present  there  are  four  teachers  and  the  latest  enrollment 
something  over  one  hundred  pupils. 

The  course  outlined  is  a  strong  one,  and  if  we  will  just  rally 
to  this  course,  this  school  will  soon  be  a  strong  competitor 
with  the  leading  institutions  of  the  State. 


TURNER    N.    AND    I.    INSTITUTE,    SHELBYVILLE,    TENN. 


Department  of  Education. 


89 


REV.    J.    A.    JONES,    D.D.,    PRESIDENT    TURNER    N.    AND    I.    INSTITUTE. 


90  The  Educator — Condensed  Statement. 

Paul  Quinn  College,  Waco,  Texas. 

In  1872  the  work  of  establishing  an  A.  M.  E.  school  in 
the  State  of  Texas  was  begnn  by  Revs.  William  Leak,  W.  R. 
Carson,  J.  V.  Goins,  and  many  others. 

At  first  it  was  decided  to  build  the  school  at  Austin,  Texas. 
After  a  lapse  of  about  ten  years,  during  which  time  these 
men  were  collecting  funds  with  which  to  build,  it  was  thought 
that  Waco  would  be  the  better  place,  it  being  more  centrally 
located. 

Ground  was  purchased  and  a  building  erected  in  1881. 

The  first  session  of  the  school  was  begun  in  this  year,  since 
which  time  Paul  Quinn  College  has  continued  to  grow,  and, 
to-day,  it  is  one  of  the  most  useful  institutions  in  the  "Lone 
Star   State." 

It  is  situated  on  the  east  side  of  the  Brazos  River,  about 
one  mile  from  the  main  business  part  of  the  city.  It  sits 
in  a  lot  of  twenty  acres  of  fertile  land,  with  a  sufficient  eleva- 
tion above  the  greater  portion  of  the  city  to  render  it  dry  and 
healthful.  It  is  supplied  with  good  water,  and  the  neighbors 
are  quiet,  well  disposed,  and  have  at  all  times  during  the 
twenty-five  years'  work  of  the  college  commended  the  deport- 
ment of  students  and  teachers. 

Waco  is  the  educational  center  of  the  State,  and  is  called 
the  Athens  of  Texas.  Besides  her  excellent  public  schools 
and  a  goodly  number  of  private  schools,  there  are  six  colleges 
within  her  corporate  limits,  all  of  which  are  in  a  flourishing 
condition.  This  gives  an  elevated  tone  to  society,  and  stirs 
a  student  entering  this  school  to  the  greatest  efforts  for  ad- 
vancement and  culture.  Persons  attending  Paul  Quinn  Col- 
lege form  the  acquaintance  of  students  from  all  parts  of  the 
State,  and  through  them  may  obtain  paying  positions  on 
short  notice. 

The  school  has  been  maintained  by  contributions  from 
the  people  and  its  income  from  the  students.     It  has  no  en- 


Department  of  Education. 


91 


92  The  Educator — Condensed  Statement. 

dowment  fund.  The  property  of  the  school  is  very  valuable. 
The  twenty  acres  of  land,  upon  which  its  buildings  are 
erected,  are  within  the  city  limits,  and  can  be  sold  at  any 
time  for  a  handsome  sum.  The  school  this  year  has  had  a 
prosperous  session.  The  industrial  idea  is  rapidly  develop- 
ing. The  college  has  carpentry,  agricultural,  printing  and 
sewing  departments  in  operation,  which  are  doing  satisfac- 
tory work  for  the  students.  The  produce  from  the  farm 
and  garden  greatly  reduce  the  current  expenses. 

The  grounds  have  been  well  tended,  and  prospects  for  a 
good  crop  are  better  than  ever  before. 

Feeling  that  the  great  need  of  the  race  is  a  large  skilled 
labor  class,  Paul  Quinn  College  has  made  the  Industrial  De- 
partment co-ordinate  with  the  other  departments.  Special 
effort  is  being  made  to  broaden  the  scope  of  the  work  already 
presented  and  to  add  other  trades. 

The  Industrial  Department  is  well  organized  and  the 
grounds  are  well  cultivated. 

The  fruitfulness  of  the  garden  greatly  reduces  the  current 
expenses  of  the  boarding  department,  furnishing  vegetables 
for  the  entire  year. 

The  Agricultural  Department  is  regarded  as  being  an  im- 
portant feature  in  our  educational  work  in  the  Southwest. 
By  means  of  this  department  we  are  proving  to  the  world 
that  a  little  money  and  much  energy,  when  rightly  directed, 
will  make  a  good  school. 

The  system  requires  each  student  to  work  one  hour  each 
day.  This  gives  needed  exercise  and  training  in  useful  em- 
ployments. It  gives  the  school  such  a  decided  home-like  ap- 
pearance that  students  soon  feel  to  be  among  friends,  and 
take  a  general  interest  in  the  work  and  movements.  The 
student  who  enters  this  school  with  a  disposition  to  evade 
work,  finds  that  the  tide  flows  the  other  way,  and  soon  takes 
up  the  line  of  march. 


Department  of  Education.  93 

The  Printing  Department. 

The  Paul  Quinn  Weekly,  which  is  the  only  paper  issued 
by  the  A.  M.  E.  Church  in  the  Southwest,  is  published  in  this 
department  by  student  labor.  All  kinds  of  job  work,  such 
as  Conference  Minutes,  letter  heads,  bill  heads,  etc.,  are  done. 

This  department  is  under  the  control  of  the  President  and 
the  Executive  Board. 

The  Carpentry  Department. 

This  course  in  Carpentry  includes  house  and  bridge  build- 
ing, and  cabinet  making.  This  can  be  made  the  most  produc- 
tive industry  of  the  school. 

In  the  last  report  of  President  Wm.  J.  Laws  he  made  the 
following  statement : 

"This  is  a  new  epoch  in  the  history  of  Paul  Quinn  Col- 
lege for  the  activity  manifested  in  the  school  work.  It  is 
now  enjoying  its  twenty-fifth  anniversary  scholastic  school 
year." 

"Encouragement  comes  from  every  part  of  the  State. 
Every  presiding  elder,  minister  and  layman  is  at  work  for 
its  success.  We  have  applications  from  South  Carolina  to 
Kansas,  from  California  to  New  Brunswick,  Dominion  of 
Canada,  both  as  teachers  and  students,  and  from  evidences 
presented  Paul  Quinn  College  is  fast  taking  hold  of  the 
country." 

Our  Pressing  Needs. 

aThe  watchword  of  the  age  of  the  twenty-fifth  year's 
growth  of  our  school  is,  'More  BOOM  for  Boys  and  Girls.' 
Every  inch  is  full,  and  we  are  compelled  to  allow  some  to  go, 
by  request  of  their  guardians,  to  board  on  the  outside,  like 
Yale,  Harvard,  Baylor  and  the  State  School  at  Austin. 
Three  thousand  dollars  would  greatly  enhance  our  work." 

The  twenty  acres  of  land,  with  the  eighteen  school  build- 
ings and  general  equipment,  are  valued  at  $157,000,  on  which 
there  is  a  correspondingly  small  indebtedness. 


94  The  Educator — Condensed  Statement. 

The  patronage  grows  every  year,  and  the  265  students  en- 
rolled last  year  represent  various  sections  of  Texas  as  well 
as  other  States. 

The  annual  income  and  expenditures  amount  to  more  than 
$15,000,  and  most  of  this  is  raised  inside  of  the  State. 

The  faculty  consists  of  nine  officers  and  teachers. 


Department  of  Education.  95 

Edward  Waters   College,   Jacksonville,   Fla. 


Organization. 

Edward  Waters  College,  in  Jacksonville,  is  carried  on 
under  the  auspices  of  the  A.  M.  E.  Church  in  this  State,  and 
manned  by  an  able  Board  of  Trustees,  elected  equally  from 
the  Florida,  East  Central  and  South  Florida  Conferences. 
This  school  was  planned  to  meet  a  long-felt  need  among  our 
people  in  this  State.  Unaided  and  alone  we  have  begun  this 
important  work,  and  desire  it  to  be  understood  that  we  are 
not  sleeping  as  to  the  educational  wants  and  needs  of  our 
people.  While  it  is  true  that  much  has  been  done  by  philan- 
thropists and  Christian-hearted  people  to  establish  and  main- 
tain colleges,  universities,  high  schools  and  seminaries  for  the 
education  of  the  young  men  and  women  of  the  race,  at  the 
same  time  we  feel  that  with  proper  interest  taken  in  the  edu- 
cational progress  of  the  race,  with  patient  and  systematic 
work  and  a  proper  utilization  of  the  means  and  resources 
within  our  reach,  we  can  be  an  important  auxiliary  in  the 
educational  development  of  our  people.  The  necessity  for 
such  an  institution  as  the  Edward  Waters  College  at  Jackson- 
ville is  evident  from  the  fact  that  most  of  the  institutions  of 
this  country  for  the  higher  education  are  so  remote  that 
many  young  men  desiring  to  prepare  themselves  for  the 
Christian  ministry  and  other  professions,  and  young  ladies 
wishing  to  fit  themselves  for  competent  and  successful  teach- 
ers, cannot  attend  them  for  want  of  means  and  time.  This 
institution,  whose  growth  has  been  so  marked,  and  which  is 
doing  such  telling  and  successful  work  in  this  State — where 
such  a  school  is  greatly  needed — was  organized  and  put  in 
operation  on  a  small  scale  in  1883.  The  leading  spirits  in 
its  formation  and  permanent  establishment  were  the  late 
Reverends  W.  W.  Sampson  and  W.  P.  Ross  and  the  Rev. 
John  R.   Scott.     The  Rev.   Sampson  became  the  traveling 


96  The  Educator — Condensed  Statement, 

agent  for  the  institution,  the  Rev.  Ross  the  first  president, 
and  the  Rev.  John  R.  Scott  the  first  principal. 

The  old  school  building,  that  was  destroyed  by  the  fire  in 
May,  1901,  was  erected  by  the  members  of  Mount  Zion  A.  M. 
E.  Church,  Jacksonville,  1885,  and  rented  to  the  trustees  of 
Edward  Waters  College;  but  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the 
trustees  at  Monticello,  in  December,  1888,  Bishop  B.  W. 
Arnett  presiding,  they  decided  to  enter  into  negotiations 
with  the  trustees  of  Mount  Zion  A.  M.  E.  Church  to  pur- 
chase the  building,  which  they  succeeded  in  doing  in  April, 
1889.  Ten  thousand  dollars  was  the  contract  price.  The 
magnificent  brick  structure,  with  every  school  advantage,  with 
a  fine  chapel  (having  a  seating  capacity  of  200),  became  the 
property  of  the  A.  M.  E.  Church  of  the  State  of  Florida,  and 
under  the  direct  control  of  the  trustees,  elected  by  the  four 
Conference.  The  school — judging  from  the  signs  of  the 
times — has  before  it  a  bright  and  successful  future.  The 
purpose  of  this  school  is  to  give  our  young  men  and  women 
a  thorough  education,  a  trade,  and  the  betteer  to  fit  ministers, 
teachers  and  others  for  greater  and  wider  fields  of  usefulness. 
Let  us  labor  and  pray  that  the  good  Lord  may  raise  up  some 
friend  or  friends  who,  out  of  the  abundance  with  which  God 
has  blessed  them,  will  help  us  increase  our  facilities  to  do  this 
work,  which  is  so  much  needed. 

Since  1901,  when  all  of  our  school  property  in  Jacksonville 
was  destroyed  by  fire,  our  educational  interests  in  Florida 
have  suffered  many  embarrassments. 

There  being  a  division  of  sentiment  as  to  rebuilding  the 
school  it  has,  up  to  this  time,  been  without  a  permanent  home, 
and  school  work  has  been  carried  on  in  a  rented  building  with 
an  enrollment  of  220  pupils. 

It  is  about  settled  now,  however,  that  the  school  must  be 
rebuilt  at  such  a  locality  as  will  give  ample  room  for  growth 
and  development. 

With  united  effort  on  the  part  of  our  church  membership 


Department  of  Education.  97 

and  friends  in  Florida,  it  is  possible  to  maintain  here  one  of 
the  best  schools  of  the  connection.  Let  us  be  up  and  about 
the  Master's  service. 

The  President  is  Prof.  A.  St.  George  Richardson,  who  has 
been  a  most  faithful  and  efficient  officer. 


Foreign   Fields. 

The  reports  from  our  foreign  fields  show  that  we  are  main- 
taining mission  schools  in  West  Africa  and  in  the  West 
Indies'. 

The  work  in  West  Africa,  being  located  at  Arthington, 
under  the  supervision  of  Prof.  Smith,  who  according  to  the 
report  of  Superintendent  Rev.  L.  C.  Curtis,  is  doing  all 
that  can  be  expected  of  him  under  the  circumstances. 

The  school  at  Colymore  Pock,  Barbadoes,  is  under  the  wise 
management  of  Rev.  R.  A.  Sealy,  who  has  kept  the  school 
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The  Department  of  Education  gives  these  schools  some 
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from  the  8  per  cent  of  dollar  money. 


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Department  of  Education.  99 

How  These  Schools  Are  Supported. 


Support. 

These  schools  derive  support  from  the  following  sources: 

From  pupils  who  pay  a  normal  sum  for  tuition,  board, 
room-rent,  etc;  from  private  donations  and  bequests,  applied 
according  to  the  will  of  the  donor,  and  from  a  regular  En- 
dowment Educational  Fund,  supplemented  by  appropriations 
from  the  General  Church  Fund,  known  as  "Dollar  Money." 

On  the  recommendation  of  the  General  Secretary  of  Edu- 
cation, the  General  Conference  of  1900  enacted  that  8  per 
cent  of  the  entire  Dollar  Money  reported  at  each  annual 
Conference  shall  be  paid  over  to  the  General  Secretary  of 
Education  by  the  Finance  Committee  of  each  Annual  Con- 
ference, said  8  per  cent  to  be  disbursed  by  him  in  pro  rata 
payments  according  to  the  schedule  of  appropriations  listed 
by  the  General  Conference.  This  system  has  proven  very 
helpful  and  there  is  a  growing  sentiment  in  favor  of  asking 
the  next  General  Conference  to  increase  this  percentage  from 
8  per  cent  to  10  per  cent,  and  thereby  give  our  schools  better 
support. 

When  this  law  was  made  it  was  also  enacted  that  there 
should  be  paid  to  the  Educational  Department  by  the  Finan- 
cial Secretary  an  additional  sum  of  $8,000.00,  to  be  divided 
among  the  schools  maintaining  Theological  Departments. 
But  this  provision  has  not  been  carried  out,  the  Financial 
Secretary  claiming  that,  after  providing  for  other  necessary 
expenses,  his  department  is  unable  to  meet  the  claims. 

Educational  or  Endowment  Day  Rally. 

The  third  Sunday  in  September  of  each  year  is  set  apart 
as  Educational  Endowment  Bay,  when  all  the  churches  and 
Sunday  schools  of  the  connection  are  required  to  make  a 
grand  rally  for  the  cause  of  education. 


100 


The  Educator — Condensed  Statement. 


PROF.    J.    B.    HAWKINS, 
COMMISSIONER    AND    GENERAL    SUPERVISOR    OF    SCHOOLS. 


Department  of  Education.  101 

The  amount  raised  has  been  steadily  increasing  from  year 
to  year.  Returns  from  the  efforts  of  this  day  in  1884,  as 
reported  by  Dr.  Johnson,  then  Secretary  of  Education, 
.amounted  to  $3,423.00.  The  returns  for  last  year,  1905, 
were  over  $22,000,  and  the  approximate  report  for  1906  is 
nothing  less  than  $25,000  as  the  collections  for  one  day  for 
the  cause  of  education. 

Special  Contributions  Through  District  Conferences  and  Sunday  School 

Conventions. 

Another  means  of  supplementary  aid  for  the  support  of 
our  schools  is  that  which  has  been  so  successfully  operated 
under  the  leadership  of  our  Presiding  Elders,  who  vie  with 
each  other  in  raising  money  for  education.  Under  the  Mu- 
tual Assessment  plan  and  a  per  capita  tax  system,  each 
charge  is  expected  to  report  so  much  for  education  at  the 
sessions  of  the  District  Conferences  and  Sunday  School  Con- 
ventions. Through  this  channel  alone,  thousands  of  dollars 
are  raised  every  year. 

Commencement  Rallies. 

And  still  another,  is  what  we  now  style  our  "Commence- 
ment Rallies."  Each  one  of  our  schools  has  a  large  Board 
of  Trustees  and  a  regular  fee  each  one  pays  for  the  honor  is 
$5.00;  some  paying  even  more  at  every  commencement. 

This,  together  with  the  contributions  from  ministers, 
friends  and  members  of  the  Alumni  Associations  of  the 
various  schools,  brings  large  sums  to  every  college  at  the  time 
of  school  closing  and  the  regular  annual  trustee  meeting. 

Women's  Auxiliaries  and  College  Clubs. 

Among  the  most  helpful  agencies  of  our  Department  is  our 
Women's  Auxiliaries  and  College  Clubs.  No  movement  is 
worth  much  that  has  not  woman's  support.  Here,  too,  their 
work  tells  most  effectually.  The  Auxiliaries  and  Clubs  are 
organized    throughout    the    connection.       Through    them    a 


102  The  Educator — Condensed  Statement. 

large  amount  of  money  has  been  raised  annually,  while  in 
many  cases  they  have  assumed  the  responsibility  of  furnish- 
ing dormitories  and  class  rooms  with  needed  equipments. 
Aside  from  this  many  of  them  furnish  scholarships  to  help 
worthy  students  through  school. 

Annual  Conference  Anniversaries. 

The  last  act  in  this  drama  of  money-raising  is  generally 
witnessed  at  our  Annual  Conferences.  During  each  Con- 
ference session  one  night  is  set  apart  as  the  Anniversary  of 
the  Educational  Department,  All.  efforts  are  bent  toward 
creating  interest,  enthusiasm  and  inspiration  for  our  schools. 
And  this  generally  proves  to  be  the  most  enthusiastic  meet- 
ing of  the  Conference.  Bishops,  general  officers,  ministers 
and  laymen  all  contribute  to  the  success  of  this  meeting. 
After  appropriate  addresses  and  inspiring  music  the  roll  is 
called,  and  right  nobly  do  the  ministers  and  friends  respond. 
Every  pastor,  even  the  mission  preacher,  has  been  educated 
up  to  the  system  of  paying  his  "Educational  Dollar."  Many 
on  these  occasions,  becoming  enthused  and  inspired,  make 
large  donations.  This  worthy  example  on  the  part  of  our 
hard-working  ministers,  who,  in  so  many  instances,  start  as 
beacon  lights,  deserves  no  little  praise,  and  the  author  begs 
to  give  due  credit  for  the  noble  sacrifices  of  the  Soldiers  of 
the  Cross. 

This  system  of  organization  and  the  successful  operation 
of  these  various  methods  of  raising  money  for  the  support  of 
our  own  schools  and  colleges,  has  caused  the  Educational  De- 
partment of  the  A.  M.  E.  Church  to  be  rated  as  is  the  Post- 
office  Department  of  the  United  States  Government — the 
most  systematic  and  thoroughly  organized  department  of  the 
church  government.  It  has  given  the  church  and  the  race 
general  prestige  and  set  the  pace  for  all  other  organizations 
to  follow  in  the  work  of  inspiring  a  people  to  self  help.  It 
has  shown  the  Negro  estimate  of  education  and  proven  his- 


Department  of  Education.  103 

determination  to  rise  in  spite  of  difficulties.  Yea,  more,  it 
has  been  an  important  element  in  inducing  others  to  con- 
tribute towards  the  Negro's  development  since  he  demon- 
strates his  capabilities  and  fitness  to  do  and  to  be  when  given 
a  fair  chance.  And  here  the  author  again  begs  to  express 
words  of  thanks  in  behalf  of  the  church  and  the  schools  par- 
ticularly for  many. 

Individual  Donations  and  Bequests. 

We  feel  very  grateful  and  render  special  thanks  for  the 
confidence  and  interest  manifested  by  individuals  who  have 
made  special  donations  and  left  legacies  and  bequests  to  sev- 
eral of  the  institutions.  As  more  interest  develops  along 
this  special  line  we  hope  soon  to  reach  the  place  when  we  can 
have  a  large 

Permanent  Endowment  Fund. 

to  be  held  in  trust,  the  interest  of  which  will  be  applied  to- 
wards the  proper  maintenance  of  our  institutions  and  pro- 
viding scholarships  to  aid  deserving  students  in  securing  an 

education. 

Evidences  of  Progress. 

One  of  the  strongest  evidences  of  the  interest  manifested 
towards  Christian  education  is  the  liberal  contributions  made 
by  our  people  within  the  last  few  years.  In  the  ninth  an- 
nual report  of  Dr.  Johnson  as  Secretary  of  Education,  sub- 
mitted in  1892,  he  said  that  when  the  Educational  Depart- 
ment was  established  in  1884  the  mark  was  set  for  raising 
one  million  dollars  for  education.  Up  to  that  time  just  about 
one-half  of  that  amount  had  been  raised — and  the  hi  oh  est 
amount  reported  as  having  been  raised  for  any  one  year  was 
$99,056.37,  raised  during  the  fiscal  year  1891-1892. 

Since  then  there  has  been  a  steady  increase  every  year; 
the  reports  for  the  year  1904-1905  showing  receipts  of  over 
$125,000 — handled  annually  in  the  maintenance  of  our 
schools.     Seventy-five  thousand  of  this  representing  our  vol- 


104  The  Educator — Condensed  Statement. 

untary  contributions  and  the  remainder  that  paid  into  the 
school  treasuries  by  students.  In  this  way  we  have  already 
applied  over  two  million  dollars  in  our  school  work. 

This  we  regard  as  a  splendid  showing  for  so  short  a  time. 
Since  we  planted  the  first  seed  at  Wilberforce  has  been  but  a 
half  century.  Then  we  had  no  assets  and  nothing  on  which 
to  rely  but  faith  in  God  and  our  own  possibilities.  By  exer- 
cising this  faith  and  organizing  our  forces  we  stand  before 
the  world  to-day  owning,  managing  and  supporting  twenty 
institutions  of  learning — employing  180  teachers,  serving 
over  5,000  pupils,  with  a  valuation  of  school  property  of 
$860,000 — all  of  which  we  cheerfully  dedicate  and  consecrate 
to  the  cause  of  Christian  education. 

"  More  Beyond." 

With  this  splendid  record  "behind"  us  and  backed  up  by 
the  united  efforts,  the  zeal,  the  earnestness,  the  determina- 
tion, the  spirit  of  sacrifice,  of  devotion  to  duty  and  the  un- 
liinching  loyalty  of  nearly  one  million  members,  and  en- 
couraged and  urged  onward  and  upward  by  ten  million  Ne- 
groes, of  whose  kith  and  kin  we  are,  we  cannot  fail,  we  will 
not  fail.  We  must,  we  will  move  up  higher,  singing  with  the 
poet,  "More  Beyond,"  "More  Beyond." 


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